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Pair aims for Top 25

Ralph D. Russo Associated Press

Georgia and Miami have a chance to right their shaky seasons and jump back into the Top 25.

Georgia faces rival Florida today in Jacksonville. The Bulldogs are two-touchdown underdogs in the World’s Largest Outdoor (please don’t call it a cocktail) Party.

Miami travels to Atlanta to face Georgia Tech. A victory for the beleaguered Hurricanes would vault them into first place in the ACC’s Coastal division.

The picks:

MatchupTimeTV
Minnesota at No. 1 Ohio State
Pick: Ohio State 42-1312:30pABC
Northwestern at No. 2 Michigan
Pick: Michigan 38, Northwestern 109aESPN
No. 3 USC at Oregon State
Pick: USC 28-1712:30pFSN
No. 5 Texas at Texas Tech
Pick: Texas 44-24 4pTBS
No. 7 Auburn at Mississippi
Pick: Auburn 30-149:30a
No. 8 Tennessee at South Carolina
Pick: Tennessee 28-244:45pESPN
No. 9 Florida at Georgia
Pick: Florida 23-14 12:30pCBS
No. 11 Notre Dame at Navy
Pick: Notre Dame 44-219aCBS
Louisiana-Monroe at No. 13 Arkansas
Pick: Arkansas 52-134p
Connecticut at No. 16 Rutgers (Sun.)
Pick: Rutgers 35-145pESPN
Illinois at No. 17 Wisconsin
Pick: Wisconsin 36-109aESPN2
Buffalo at No. 18 Boston College
Pick: BC 48-1010a
No. 19 Oklahoma at No. 23 Missouri
Pick: Oklahoma 27-249a
No. 20 Nebraska at Oklahoma State
Pick: Nebraska 38-2412:30p
Miami at No. 21 Georgia Tech
Pick: Georgia Tech 24-2012:30p
No. 22 Texas A&M at Baylor
Pick: Texas A&M 28-234:05p
No. 24 Wake Forest at North Carolina
Pick: Wake Forest 38-1012:30p
Portland State at No. 25 Oregon
Pick: Oregon 45-204p

Last week: 16-4 (straight); 10-9 (vs. points).

Season: 133-29 (straight); 85-61-3 (vs. points).